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Housing and Regeneration Bill

moved Amendment No. 105A: 105A: Clause 107, page 45, line 13, at beginning insert ““In the circumstances set out in subsection (2),”” The noble Baroness said: In moving Amendment No. 105A I shall speak also to Amendment No. 105B. These are short probing amendments. Clause 107(1) provides that: "““The regulator may direct the HCA not to give financial assistance””." Clause 107(2), states: "““A direction may be given if””," and lists certain matters. Are the circumstances set out in Clause 107(2) the only circumstances under which a direction may be given under Clause 107(1) or is Clause 107(2) not exclusive? I have raised this before with the Minister so I hope she can answer briefly. That sounds very impertinent—I did not mean it in that way. I was trying to assist her. I beg to move.